Newport County 0-2 Crawley Town — League Two, 3 Apr 2026
Crawley Town beat Newport County 2-0 in the League Two on 3 April 2026 at Rodney Parade, Newport. H. McKirdy scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newport County have won 1 and Crawley Town 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 12'Foul
- 28'Foul
- 37'Foul
- 39'Foul
- 40'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 54'
- 54'out: M. Anderson
- 0-157'assist: Ade Adeyemo
- 0-259'assist: H. Forster
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'
- 72'
- 73'
- 79'out: J. Russell
- 79'
- 82'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Newport County
- 7.0Sven SpranglerM
- 6.9Liam ShephardD
- 6.9Ciaran BrennanD
- 6.9Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaM
- 6.7Gerard GarnerF
- 6.5Cameron EvansM
- 6.5Nathaniel OpokuF
- 6.3Harrison BigginsM
- 6.3Ben LloydM
- 6.3Thomas DaviesD
- 6.3Matthew BakerD
- 6.2Ryan DelaneyD
- 6.2Courtney Baker-RichardsonF
- 6.2Jordan WrightG
- 6.0James CroleF
Crawley Town
- 8.7Harry McKirdyF
- 8.0Charlie BarkerD
- 7.9Jacob ChapmanG
- 7.6Ade AdeyemoD
- 7.3Harry ForsterM
- 7.3Scott MaloneD
- 7.2Jay WilliamsM
- 7.2Lewis RichardsD
- 7.0Louie CopleyM
- 6.7Max AndersonM
- 6.6Louie WatsonM
- 6.6Akinwale OdimayoD
- 6.5Taylor RichardsM
- 6.3Dion PereiraM
- 6.3Johnny RussellD
- 5.7Tobi AdeyemoF
Line-ups
Crawley Town4-4-2
Newport County4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Newport CountyChristian Fuchs
Substitutes
- 9Courtney Baker-Richardson73'66'F6.2
- 19Gerard Garner82'F6.7
- 8Matthew SmithM
- 13Shaun MacDonaldG
- 6Ciaran Brennan66'D6.9
- 12J. ThomasD
- 24N. Opoku66'F6.5
Crawley TownColin Kazim-Richards
Substitutes
- 19Dion Pereira54'M6.3
- 6M. Anderson54'M6.7
- 34J. WollacottG
- 31Akinwale Odimayo72'D6.6
- 27Louie Watson79'M6.6
- 16J. Russell79'
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
10Total shots13
2Shots on target5
5Shots off target6
3Blocked shots2
7Corners2
3Offsides2
14Fouls10
3Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves2
389Total passes281
280Accurate passes193
72%Pass accuracy69%
Newport County
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Sprangler | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Shephard | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ciaran Brennan | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Gerard Garner | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Cameron Evans | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nathaniel Opoku | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Harrison Biggins | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Lloyd | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Thomas Davies | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Baker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Delaney | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Courtney Baker-Richardson | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jordan Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| James Crole | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Crawley Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McKirdy | 79 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Charlie Barker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Jacob Chapman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Ade Adeyemo | 72 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Harry Forster | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jay Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Lewis Richards | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Louie Copley | 54 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Max Anderson | 36 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Louie Watson | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Akinwale Odimayo | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Taylor Richards | 54 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Dion Pereira | 36 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Johnny Russell | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Tobi Adeyemo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
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